Winter Series 2025

Experience world premieres by former company dancer Caili Quan and Gregory Dawson, and the return of a Nicolo Fonte favorite.

Gregory Dawson, former LINES Ballet dancer, renowned educator, and founder of dawsondancesf, makes his BalletX debut with a world premiere characteristic of his ingenious style. Set to live music by Philadelphia jazz pianist Luke Carlos O’Reilly, this new work draws inspiration from the freedom and resilience found in joy.

Caili Quan, former BalletX dancer who has been commissioned by New York City Ballet, The Juilliard School, and Ballet West, is known for her joyous, quirky, and musical choreography. After her 2022 BalletX premiere Love Letter, she returns with a vibrant new work inspired by the birth of rock and roll.

Nicolo Fonte, renowned for his captivating fusion of ideas, dance, and design, has created four works for BalletX including the 2019 premiere Steep Drop, Euphoric. Thinking Dance hailed it as “gleefully dramatic and technically challenging…This is what dance can be, Fonte seems to be saying, and isn’t it glorious?”